Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 22:56:12 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Tom <tom@sdf.com> Cc: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>, freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Again: CRD-Raid-Controller and FreeBSD 3.x Message-ID: <199912140656.WAA01148@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 13 Dec 1999 21:07:22 PST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9912132104270.5774-100000@misery.sdf.com>
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> > > > I love playing the "which disk is dead" game when a DPT RAID > > > controller's audible alarm is sounding, but I have to boot into the > > > management interface to figure out which one. > > > > This is what managed enclosures are for. > > Huh? And how is that supposed to work? I use SAF-TE enclosures. > Unless I can access the RAID management app, how can I access that info? > That certainly isn't possible with a DPT controller. > > Besides, SAF-TE can tell what disks are plugged in, not which ones > actually work. Any decent managed enclosure has a 'fault' indicator for each drive. Any decent controller will set the 'fault' indicator for a failed drive. I concede your basic point - we need a better software management interface yet; but my original one also stands that these controllers are something that with a bit more encouragement we will be able to depend upon just as well. -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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